What color is #BDB2B9?

#BDB2B9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB2B9?

The RGB value is 189, 178, 185: 189 red, 178 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB2B9?

The complementary color is #B2BDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB2B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB2B9 color

#BDB2B9 rgb(189, 178, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB2B9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69.8% green and 72.5% blue (189, 178, 185).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#BDB2B9 color codes

HEX	`#BDB2B9`
RGB	`rgb(189, 178, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.65, 5.17, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.65, 5.6, 337.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.662, 46.163, 52.394)`
Decimal	`12432057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB2B9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDB2B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB2B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDB2B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb2b9; }
.text { color: #bdb2b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb2b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 178 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb2b9, #bdb2b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDB2B9?: #BDB2B9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB2B9?: The RGB value is 189, 178, 185: 189 red, 178 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB2B9?: The complementary color is #B2BDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB2B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.